For those of us who cross the border regularly to visit Red or otherwise, new rules took effect today, June 1. The new regulations require that all visitors must have passports or enhanced ID to gain entry into the United States or Canada.

For more information, please visit your border services agency’s website:

Canada: Canadian Border Services Agency
United States: Customs and Border Protection

Passport information:
Canada: Passport Canada
United States: State Department - Passport Agency

If you have any questions, email info@redresort.com.

Nestled between the Monashee and Selkirk Mountains in the quaint village of Rossland, British Columbia, awaits your epic summer adventure at Red! Mountain bike the Seven Summits Trail, a 30km scenic ride on Bike Magazine’s “Trail of the Year”.  Spend the day golfing at one of the eight breathtaking courses located within the Kootenay region.  Take an all-day fishing tour along the mighty Columbia River.  Or spend your day hiking, shopping in town or simply relaxing into the Kootenay lifestyle from the comfort of your luxurious condo.

We invite you to start your epic summer adventure at Red today! Contact Red Reservations for details 1-877-969-7669 or visit www.redreservations.com

You can view all of the packages offered by visiting our Vacation Packages page.

Thanks to all staff, volunteers, passholders, and visitors for making the 2008/09 season full of friends and fun on the slopes. The final month of March wrapped up well bringing Red’s total snowfall for this season to 619 cm!

The weather was perfect for our last day on the slopes with sunny conditions and great music by the Sons on the deck. The Dummy Downhill drew huge crowds and cheers and the evening wrapped up late with dancing on the deck to the beats of DJ Incorrigible.

The Red mountain team thanks everyone for a great season and we look forward to seeing new and familiar faces again next year.

Don’t forget that the Early Bird Season Pass Sale is on now. Buy before April 30th and save up to $270 on your 2009/10 adult season pass!  Plus the Nelson and District Credit Union in Rossland makes it even more affordable by offering members an INTEREST FREE loan to pay off their pass! This monthly program allows you to pay off your ski pass in monthly, interest free payments.

Red’s Early Bird Pass Sale is on now through April 30th. Visit Red’s tickets page to purchase your early bird pass today.  For information on the Nelson & District Credit Union loan visit nelsoncu.com or stop by the Nelson and District Credit Union in Rossland.

It has been a busy year at Red Mountain full of new memories, friends, family and snow. If you have any photos or video of the season you would like to share with Red, email jill@redresort.com to receive login access to our new upload gallery!

Red’s end of season party and final day of operation is Sunday, April 5th, so be sure to join us for a great party on the deck!  Live music, BBQ, drinks and of course, the annual Dummy Downhill will be happening all day at the base area!

Red chair will be running through 5pm until the end of the season so you have time to get plenty of turns in.  An extra special thanks to our staff, volunteers, passholders and visitors for your support throughout the season. Look forward to seeing you next year!

The Dummy Downhill

The Dummy Downhill is a competition open to the public. Teams are invited to build, create or invent a dummy that gets down the hill the fastest.  Other categories include the slowest dummy, best crash, best air and under 16 yrs.

Registration forms can be completed between 9am - 11am on April 5th.  Details are as follows:
Dummy Viewing 11am
Dummy Downhill 1pm
Dummy Specifications:
Height - no  more than 6ft
Width - no wider than 4ft
Weight - no more than 100lbs

Great deals on skis, clothing, hats, helmets and goggles!
Technical baselayers by Halti, Louis Garneau, Orage, Kombi and I/O Biocompatibles, 25 -70% off!
Midlayers, fleece, and Icewear and Halti sofsthell jackets!
All Life is Good clothing on sale!
Great prices on skis – new and used (regular and high performance rentals)!
Get a jump on spring with golf shirts up to 70% off!
Stop buy the yurt or Red Sports Rentals and check out the deals!

Last weekend at the Neil Edgeworth Slalom, Rossland and Red Mountain Athletes took a record 7 podium spots! Congrulations to Alina Stevens, Liam Stevens, Ian Lockey, Tommy Pitman, Mitch Pitman, Natasha Lockey and Eileen Purssell.

Th first NORAM Ski Cross competition in Canada concluded successfully today at Red Mountain Resort.  An international field of skiers raced head-to-head four at a time down Red’s ski cross course, putting them one step closer to qualifying for next winter’s Olympic Games.

Canada’s David Holmes from the Ontario Team took the gold medal in the men’s category and Romania’s Ruxandra Nedelcu captured the ladies’ top spot.  Also known as Andra, Nedelcu is representing Romania while actually residing in North Vancouver.

“This is our second Ski Cross event at Red this season.  The race ran very smoothly and the future of Ski Cross is very positive. The fact that we were able to get this event elevated to NORAM status is great for the athletes.  Canada already has a great Ski Cross National Team and this competition was a timely addition to our development program.  We had a lot of smiling faces today.  In Ski Cross the experience of having other skiers racing right next to you at the same time is very engaging and thrilling for the athletes and spectators,” commented Chris Kent BC Ski Cross Event Director.

“This is the first NORAM event in Canada, and the third (NORAM Ski Cross) ever held” stated Greg Frechette, Head Coach of the BC Ski Cross team.  “To have an event of this calibre is a great experience for young kids as it gives them an opportunity to improve their results.  This competition attracted competitors from the Ukraine, the Netherlands, Romania, Colorado, Utah, Ontario, Washington, Oregon, Alberta and BC.  And we are looking forward to coming back to Red again next year”.

Next winter, Ski Cross will be making its Olympic debut at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games at Cypress Mountain.  Ski Cross is an event that combines the thrill of freestyle skiing with the competitive rush of downhill racing.  Red is helping pave the way to the Olympics for many Ski Cross and Snowboard Cross athletes by providing a high calibre venue to train and compete.  In February 2009 the BC Snowboard Cross returned to Red for two competitions along with the BC Ski Cross Championships.  Last year Red hosted the 2008 Canadian National Ski Cross Championships and a BC Snowboard Cross Series event.

“Our goal is to provide athletes a safe and challenging venue for training and competition. We hope that many of the athletes racing here today will eventually make it to the Olympics.  Red will continue to do everything possible to support Snowboard Cross (a.k.a. Boardercross) and Ski Cross high performance development in the future” commented Red Mountain General Manager, Erik Kalacis.

Congratulations to the top finishers of today’s NORAM Western Canadian Ski Cross Championship:

This March Break, catch the public transit to Red everyday!

Leaves Fruitvale 7:40 am, get to Red at 8:30 am
Leave Red at 3:45 pm, get to Fruitvale at 4:30 pm

Check out the route here >

See the fare list here >

John Falkiner, Ace Kvale, Marko Shapiro, Paolo Tassi and John Eaves were only a few of the many legendary skiers, photographers and filmers who visited Red Mountain last week for the first annual Gathering. As chronicled in the current issue of Ski Journal, John Falkiner, Mark Shapiro and Ace Kvale along with a crew of friends, perfected the free-ski alpine lifestyle, melded mountaineering with mogul-mania, fashion with free-dog, and managed to stay under the radar to all except the cognoscenti of the ski and mountain industries.

The Gathering at Red celebrated a remarkable convergence of these international adventurers who have crossed paths in far-flung locations but have rarely been captured in the same place at the same time. Last Saturday night marked the end of a three-day powder-filled ski fest culminating with an evening of slide shows and videos by these international artists as well as locals from the Kootenay region. The audience was wowed by the level of talent and quality of imagery during the presentation and finished off the evening dancing in the Rafters pub to the rocking blues tunes of John Eaves and the Blues Riders.

Check out the recent Ski Journal Article featuring John, Ace, Marko, Paolo and many more>

See images of the event>

Thanks to all the presenters, organizers, volunteers and participants for adding another legendary moment in Red’s history. Watch our Facebook Group and Youtube Channel for images and video of the event coming soon.